Tomsk Scientific Center (SB RAS) is working on new and improved ways to get carbides, nitrides, and borides of titanium and zirconium. These materials are highly demanded in aerospace and atomic power industries as well as in making high temperature equipment.

In early February, a group of research engineers with the laboratory of physical activation (a division of the structural microkinetics department) have released the first working prototype of a portable commercially viable new generation space heater that, as the say, can beat the competition in a number of ways.

Autumn of 2019 Tomsk academic science celebrates its half-centenary. Its history dates back to the foundation of the first research institute in 1969, the Institute of Atmospheric Optics of SB AS USSR, it was the starting point for the further development of institute network and their integration into the Regional Scientific Center of Siberian Branch of RAS.

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5-06-2020 Volcanic glass spray shows promise in controlling mosquitoesAn indoor residual spray made by combining a type of volcanic glass with water showed effective control of mosquitoes that carry malaria, according to a new study. The findings could be useful in reducing disease-carrying mosquito populations and the risk of malaria in Africa.

5-06-2020 Measuring Atlantic bluefin tuna with a droneResearchers have used an unmanned aerial system (or drone) to gather data on schooling juvenile Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Maine. This pilot study tested whether a drone could keep up with the tuna while also taking photographs that captured physical details of this fast-moving fish.

5-06-2020 Study shows diamonds aren't foreverDiamonds, those precious, sparkling jewels, are known as the hardest materials on Earth. They are a high-pressure form of carbon and found deep in the ground. While diamonds are commonly thought of as hard and stable, carbon from about 100 miles beneath the African plate is being brought to shallower levels where diamond will become unstable. Molten rock (magma) brings the excess carbon towards the surface, and earthquakes open cracks that allow the carbon to be released into the air as carbon dioxide.

5-06-2020 'Whispering gallery' effect controls electron beams with lightWhen you speak softly in one of the galleries of St Paul's cathedral, the sound runs around the dome and visitors anywhere on its circumference can hear it. This striking phenomenon has been termed the 'whispering gallery' effect, and one variant is where a wave travels nearly perfectly around a structure. Researchers have now harnessed the effect to control the beam of an electron microscope by light.